US 8,572,773 B1Granted

Wash basin with valve for selective faucet and cascade flows

OwnerKeith K. Claytoninventor

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Abstract

A method and system for selectively providing a contemporary sink or basin with a cascading water flow over the inside surface of the sink or basin, in addition to a flow of wash water into the basin itself. The sink or basin is provided in two parts, connected about the drain passage. Wash water is flowed into the bowl from above, and cascade water is introduced into a reservoir between the lower, base part and an upper, insert part. A narrow gap between the lower and upper parts lets water flow over the edge of the insert and along the sides of the basin, washing away detritus falling there such as toothpaste and shaving lather. Temperature and volume of the water are controlled for instance by a first valve, and a second valve controls flow into the basin from the faucet and/or from the reservoir.

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Dependent claims

A wash basin and valve combination, the valve providing the basin selectively with water from a faucet having an outlet above upper, inner surfaces of the wash basin and with water to cascade down those surfaces of the basin, the basin being adapted to be mounted on a cabinet or pedestal as in a domestic bath or powder room and the valve providing water selectively to at least one of the faucet and the cascade, the combination comprising:

a wash basin comprising:
a base and an upstanding periphery joined together in water-tight relation and the periphery having a top inner surface;
a cascade water inlet formed in one of said base and said periphery;
a water outlet passage formed though the base to a drain;
a basin insert that fits inside the wash basin base and periphery and has a lower base and a top rim thereabout,
said top rim of the insert having a selected spacing around said top from said inner surface of the periphery of the basin;
said base of the insert fitting around the water outlet passage of the base;
and
the basin insert providing a water reservoir space between an outer surface of the insert and inner surfaces of the basin base and periphery and a flowage path across its top from the reservoir to the upper inside surface of the basin insert;
and
a valve system selectively directing a flow of water from a source to either or neither of the faucet and the cascade inlet,
whereby the wash basin and valve provides wash water selectively from the faucet only, cascading water only, or from neither.

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